Time Travel: I am the idle king Li Shen and Li Shimin in the Tang Dynasty

As soon as Changsun Wuji's words came out, everyone looked at Li Shen. Only a few people secretly glanced at Changsun Wuji.

Even Fang Xuanling, who was the prime minister, couldn't help turning his head and glanced at Changsun Wuji.

After Cheng Yaojin read Changsun Wuji, he even raised his head and secretly glanced at Li Shimin and thought:

This tiger chicken is too bad. Isn’t this giving King Ji eye drops?

But in his heart, he wanted to watch the fun. An old scumbag faced a young scumbag. Who would have the upper hand?

The two of them had pus on their heads and sores on the soles of their feet. They were really bad. They must have been curious about it.

Li Shimin's eyes narrowed after hearing Changsun Wuji's words. He suddenly seemed to understand why his son was here like this.

First you get a job, and after you get a job, you take out the bill and ask for money.

The reason why Lao Shi spent so much time must be related to what Changsun Wuji said about privately rewarding the three armies.

No matter which dynasty or generation, it is taboo to reward the three armies privately, as it is considered to be to win over the army.

Could it be that there were rumors from the outside world that he didn't know about?

Thinking of this, Li Shimin couldn't help but glance at Wang De.

Wang De also has an organization responsible for gathering intelligence. Why didn't he tell him about this?

"Zhao Guogong, you are not humble when you say this. When did I privately reward the three armies? I just took pity on the border troops of the Tang Dynasty.

They are different from the soldiers in that they are permanently stationed at the border. In such a bitter cold place, the court actually allows them to have two meals a day, and there is no meat or fish at all.

You, the so-called important ministers of the DPRK and the cornerstone of the country, talk loudly from behind every day, but no one thinks about the hardships at the border?

They have been guarding me here for the Tang Dynasty. Without them, would you still have the opportunity to argue with me here?

Mr. Zhao Guogong, you have also been on the battlefield and killed the enemy. How come you have forgotten the difficulty of being a soldier in just thirty years?

Or are you saying that you, Duke of Zhao, have the greatest merit, that one person is inferior to tens of thousands of people, and you no longer take the iron army of the Tang Dynasty into your eyes? "

Li Shen's three consecutive questions were so sharp that even Changsun Wuji admired them in his heart, and even Fang Xuanling and others secretly nodded in praise.

Arguments in court are common. Both sides want to seize the moral high ground. Whoever upholds justice will win more than half of the victory.

Changsun Wuji took advantage of Li Shen's private reward to the three armies and sided with the emperor. Li Shen was suspected of wooing the army.

Li Shen, on the other hand, caught the fact that Changsun Wuji had lived in the temple for a long time, ignored the sufferings of the people, and sided with the army.

After Li Chengqian understood the truth, he couldn't help but admire his tenth brother. Zhao Guogong was wily and eloquent.

There were almost no opponents in court disputes, and even several prime ministers from the three provinces were unwilling to fight with him.

Today, Lao Shi was actually able to compete with Changsun Wuji. Even if he lost, it would be an honor even though he lost.

"His Royal Highness Prince Ji said something serious. How could I forget that time? At that time, I was still a counselor in Prince Qin's palace.

When we followed His Majesty on the battlefield, we had a narrow escape from death. The hardships we experienced are all remembered in our hearts now.

Sometimes I can still dream about those heroes who died in the war, and every time I think about it, I feel sad.

After many difficulties, the Tang Dynasty was finally established. Under your majesty's hard work, the people were able to recuperate and live, and this prosperous age was achieved.

The two meals at the border gate during non-war times were decided by the late Emperor. How can we change them at will? Wouldn't this be disrespectful to the late Emperor? "

When Changsun Wuji talked about the emotional part, he had a sad look on his face, which pulled Li Shimin into that memory.

When Li Shen heard that he was disrespectful to the late emperor, he was not panicked at all and argued slowly:

"When the Tang Dynasty was first established, the treasury was empty and the people were in dire straits, so the late emperor made this rule.

I heard that the annual tax revenue at that time was only three to four million yuan, and the people all had one meal.

But now, the tax revenue has doubled several times a year. If we include the donation from my chamber of commerce, it will be more than 20 million guan a year, nearly 30 million guan.

I would like to ask the three provinces and six ministries, where did the money go?

Zhao Guogong said that the rules set by the late emperor cannot be changed. Then I would like to ask everyone present, thirty years after the founding of the Tang Dynasty,

You must have increased the salary set by the late emperor several times.

If it is according to what Duke Zhao Guogong said, then does it mean that the salaries of officials should also be reduced to the same level as when the country was founded? "

Li Shen can be sure that there must be something wrong with the Ministry of Civil Affairs' money. Even the accounts are very confusing, let alone the use.

Electronic supervision cannot control it, let alone human supervision.

It's just that since there weren't any big discrepancies, Li Shimin didn't want to investigate, otherwise some important officials might be involved.

Li Shimin secretly nodded at Li Shen's statement and quoted the late emperor's rule that if you can't change this, you are not allowed to change that. This etiquette doesn't make sense.

Changsun Wuji narrowed his eyes and looked at Li Shen. He did not expect that this young prince could be so eloquent.

In the past, I only knew that he was good at cheating, and he had never participated in the debates in the temple, but now it seems that he is indeed a quick thinker.

He now understands why Li Shen behaved like this.

King Ji wanted to get rid of the hat of privately rewarding the three armies to avoid criticism from others.

Changsun Wuji smiled slightly when he thought of this:

"His Royal Highness, Prince Ji, is a great talent. What he said does make sense. Now that the world is at peace and the national treasury is abundant, it is not impossible to increase the benefits of the border troops.

The veteran also agreed with His Highness Prince Ji's approach, but he was worried that if it was just the border troops, what would happen to other government troops, local troops, and forbidden troops.

Our Tang Dynasty has more than 300,000 border troops alone, and all the armies combined have a million troops.

The veteran is afraid that no matter how abundant the treasury is, it will not be able to come up with so much money. "

It's a good move to retreat in order to advance. Li Shen thought to himself, what happened to this old lamp today? Why should he feel sorry for himself?

It seems that it won't work without using a special trick. Li Shen's expression changed when he thought of this, and he snorted coldly.

"Hmph, I don't care anyway. I have been discharged and returned to work. Do you understand that I now want to get back the money I spent on Qinghai Road in the past two years?

Whether the imperial court is willing to treat the border troops well or not has nothing to do with this king.

If the money is not paid, I will report this matter in the newspaper. If the court does not pay back the money it owes, I will write to you in the newspaper for all the officials who blocked it today.

I will compare the food of the border troops with what you usually eat, and I will let the people scold you to death. "

When the painting style changed, everyone was stunned. What happened to this King Ji? Just now he was speaking righteously and arguing impassionedly with everyone.

In the blink of an eye, he returned to his true nature and acted rogue.

Changsun Wuji was caught off guard by this move. He was good at being reasonable, but this guy was shameless enough to play rough with you and there was nothing he could do about it.

"You bastard, you are so confident in ruining the reputation of the imperial court. I will drag you out and give you twenty canes."